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U.K. (FTSE) Communications Industry Analysis

UpdatedJun 26, 2026
DataAggregated Company Financials
Companies7
  • 7D-17.4%
  • 3M28.2%
  • 1Y45.3%
  • YTD27.5%

Over the last 7 days, the Communications industry has dropped 17%, driven by Filtronic declining 24%. On the other hand BATM Advanced Communications is actually up 6.1%. Over the past 12 months, the industry was up 45%. As for the next few years, earnings are expected to grow by 29% per annum.

Industry Valuation and Performance

Has the U.K. Communications Industry valuation changed over the past few years?

DateMarket CapRevenueEarningsPEAbsolute PEPS
Fri, 26 Jun 2026UK£1.0bUK£321.6mUK£3.8m67.4x261.1x3.1x
Sun, 24 May 2026UK£1.3bUK£315.8mUK£3.7m84.4x334.8x4x
Tue, 21 Apr 2026UK£940.6mUK£315.0mUK£4.9m76.3x191.2x3x
Thu, 19 Mar 2026UK£793.2mUK£340.5mUK£679.0k68.5x1168.1x2.3x
Sat, 14 Feb 2026UK£818.8mUK£307.0mUK£2.9m74.9x280x2.7x
Mon, 12 Jan 2026UK£752.0mUK£310.0mUK£6.8m64.3x110x2.4x
Wed, 10 Dec 2025UK£650.9mUK£311.0mUK£6.8m60.7x96.1x2.1x
Fri, 07 Nov 2025UK£655.7mUK£310.8mUK£6.1m88.8x107.2x2.1x
Sun, 05 Oct 2025UK£1.9bUK£589.9m-UK£1,217,187.33155.3x-1544.8x3.2x
Tue, 02 Sep 2025UK£1.8bUK£587.5m-UK£1,908,013.7922.3x-956.5x3.1x
Thu, 31 Jul 2025UK£1.8bUK£588.7mUK£2.8m23.2x664.7x3.1x
Sat, 28 Jun 2025UK£1.8bUK£572.1m-UK£8,595,977.0633.5x-214.1x3.2x
Mon, 26 May 2025UK£1.7bUK£577.6m-UK£8,756,866.6225.1x-196x3x
Wed, 23 Apr 2025UK£1.6bUK£582.3m-UK£9,552,837.6315.7x-162.4x2.7x
Fri, 21 Mar 2025UK£1.6bUK£604.0m-UK£49,009,653.1319.3x-33.2x2.7x
Sun, 16 Feb 2025UK£1.6bUK£613.9m-UK£44,398,571.4718x-37.1x2.7x
Tue, 14 Jan 2025UK£1.5bUK£615.2m-UK£53,162,405.5341.3x-28.7x2.5x
Thu, 12 Dec 2024UK£1.5bUK£589.6m-UK£51,061,530.7029.5x-28.9x2.5x
Sat, 09 Nov 2024UK£1.4bUK£589.3m-UK£45,836,045.3750.9x-31x2.4x
Mon, 07 Oct 2024UK£1.4bUK£581.3m-UK£45,181,428.5044.2x-30.9x2.4x
Wed, 04 Sep 2024UK£1.4bUK£583.0m-UK£45,256,356.1454.6x-32x2.5x
Fri, 02 Aug 2024UK£1.4bUK£627.1m-UK£36,063,647.5147.3x-38.8x2.2x
Sun, 30 Jun 2024UK£1.5bUK£626.0m-UK£37,669,133.2512.4x-38.5x2.3x
Tue, 28 May 2024UK£1.4bUK£638.5m-UK£6,916,112.0912.6x-204x2.2x
Thu, 25 Apr 2024UK£1.5bUK£657.9m-UK£3,916,770.1211.3x-375.2x2.2x
Sat, 23 Mar 2024UK£1.4bUK£652.0m-UK£5,263,659.3712.6x-260.7x2.1x
Mon, 19 Feb 2024UK£1.0bUK£709.3mUK£30.9m12x33.7x1.5x
Wed, 17 Jan 2024UK£1.1bUK£707.7mUK£31.8m13.1x34.5x1.6x
Fri, 15 Dec 2023UK£1.0bUK£701.0mUK£31.5m12.3x32.3x1.4x
Sun, 12 Nov 2023UK£902.1mUK£747.6mUK£40.5m12.3x22.3x1.2x
Tue, 10 Oct 2023UK£902.4mUK£746.8mUK£40.5m14x22.3x1.2x
Thu, 07 Sep 2023UK£1.3bUK£732.4mUK£39.7m18.6x32.3x1.8x
Sat, 05 Aug 2023UK£1.4bUK£733.6mUK£44.7m18.7x30.5x1.9x
Mon, 03 Jul 2023UK£1.4bUK£772.4mUK£67.1m16.6x20.5x1.8x
Price to Earnings Ratio

20.5x


Total Market Cap: UK£1.4bTotal Earnings: UK£67.1mTotal Revenue: UK£772.4mTotal Market Cap vs Earnings and Revenue0%0%0%
U.K. Communications Industry Price to Earnings3Y Average -80.2x202420252026
Current Industry PE
  • Investors are optimistic on the British Communications industry, and appear confident in long term growth rates.
  • The industry is trading at a PE ratio of 261x which is higher than its 3-year average PE of -80.2x.
  • The 3-year average PS ratio of 2.4x is lower than the industry's current PS ratio of 3.1x.
Past Earnings Growth
  • The earnings for companies in the Communications industry have declined 61% per year over the last three years,
  • Revenues have also declined 25% per year.
  • This means overall sales from these companies are declining and profits are subsequently falling as well.

Industry Trends

Which industries have driven the changes within the U.K. Tech industry?

GB Market0.80%
Tech-1.50%
Communications-17.35%
Communications Equipment-17.35%
Industry PEThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.
Forecasted GrowthThere are no additional sub-industries under this industry.

Top Stock Gainers and Losers

Which companies have driven the market over the last 7 days?

CompanyLast Price7D1YValuation
BVC BATM Advanced CommunicationsUK£0.156.1%
+UK£2.9m
-8.7%PS0.5x
TST TouchstarUK£0.810.6%
+UK£39.6k
-10.5%PS0.9x

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